Giordano Bruno: Mad lad and Martyr for freedom of speech

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1)

So much of what we believe as Christians is linked to the use of words. God called the universe into existence saying "Let there be light" in Genesis and we are CALLED to spread the WORD of Christ to our brothers and sisters around the world. Christianity is, in fact, the most persecuted religion in the world even though those of us in majority Christian countries forget about this in our everyday lives. Despite the very clear evidence of 2,000 years of the persecution of Christians all over the world, most people in the West only remember the times that Christianity was used as a weapon against others.

The Inquisition is one of the darkest moments in Christian History. Giordano Bruno was a rogue priest and heretic philosopher with some very interesting ideas about the universe. Some of these ideas were visionary and some were a little nuts but none of these ideas deserved to be censored. Bruno was sentenced to burn at the stake for stubbornly refusing to recant his ideas after seven long years in prison making him the unofficial "patron saint" of freedom of speech. His story should serve as a warning to all of us about how the oppressed can become the oppressors- a message more relevant than ever in our modern world.

For more information on the statistics on the persecution of Christians in 2019-2020: https://www.opendoorsusa.org/

Credits:

Intro music www.zapslat.com
Intro image and visual effects- Wasp Wasp (YouTube)
Thumbnail- https://www.azquotes.com/quote/39359

Sources:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4383030/UFO-enthusiast-mysteriously-vanishes-Brazil.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano_Bruno
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indulgence
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacco_di_Roma_(1527)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Inquisition
https://www.haikudeck.com/chapter-14-vocabulary-core-a-education-presentation-PmMHaeBnTI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus
https://demo.capitello.it/app/books/CPAC67_4264732A/pdf/64
https://sangam.org/2012/04/Lessons_ChristianStruggle.php?uid=4666
http://striveforheavennow.ca/the-martyrs-in-the-early-church-and-now-in-2015/
https://www.learnreligions.com/stephen-in-the-bible-first-christian-martyr-4074068
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4flJAgVzKw&app=desktop
https://www.slideshare.net/sanctitas/blessed-are-the-persecuted-67932302
https://www.christianpost.com/news/history-magazine-vom-highlight-persecution-of-modern-believers-cite-claim-that-christians-partly-to-blame-for-70-million-martyred-since-jesus-time.html
https://slideplayer.com/slide/17667062/
http://www.picturequotes.com/isaac-newton-quote-2-picture-quote-593905
https://www.slideshare.net/joyfulgar9/science-during-renaissance-period
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processo_a_Galileo_Galilei
https://gramho.com/explore-hashtag/abiura
http://statusmind.com/category/authors/giordano-bruno/page/2/
http://www.99stuffs.com/quote/perchance-pronounce-sentence-greater-fear.html
https://www.frasi-celebri.net/frasi/MTA4ODM1/
https://quotes.thefamouspeople.com/giordano-bruno-8154.php
https://www.art.com/products/p39902443738-sa-i9945041/knight-fighting-fire-dragon.htm
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/1c-company-reveals-pax-south-2018-lineup-two-strategy-games-one-strategy-rpg-hybrid-a-puzzler/
https://www.ilpost.it/2017/06/22/traduzione-latino-maturita-seneca/
https://www.thoughtco.com/hypatia-of-alexandria-3529339
https://www.pinterest.it/pin/222928250284809303/

DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE NOTICE. This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law.